Gennady Sergeyevich Orlov (; born 2 March 1945) is a Russian sports journalist and a former Soviet footballer. He has lived in Leningrad since 1966 and has been a commentator since 1974. Orlov is best known for being a football commentator on Leningrad Television and, subsequently, Petersburg – Channel 5 for many years. See also Football in Russia List of football clubs in Russia References 1945 births Living people Russian association football commentators Soviet footballers FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Russian journalists National University of Kharkiv alumni Russian sports journalists Association football midfielders FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players